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Originally Posted by winter4me
Check out Treatment Advocacy Center.
Nothing is the same as racism, especially in a country built on slavery but
you are more likely to be killed by the police if you have a mental health issue---eg: when they "respond" to a behavioral issue that is the result of MI, even if they are aware of the MI prior to responding.
As with everything, you are more likely to be killed if you are black.
I think that we need to focus on Equality and then freedom will follow.
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I agree that Treatment Advocacy Center is a great website! Coincidentally, I also recently found stats supporting what you refer to. Assuming they are accurate, I read that black Americans are 2 1/2 times more likely to die in police interactions than white Americans. The mentally ill, including mentally ill of color, 16 times more likely to die in similar situations. The sources for these stats are in articles I mention in one of my posts on page 1 of this thread.